July 22, 2010
“The men waved their hats, the ladies their umbrellas. One felt they would have liked to touch the steel muscles of the most courageous champions since antiquity. Who will carry off the first prize, entering the pantheon where only supermen may go?” ~L’Auto July 1, 1903. Octave Lapize pushes his bike on the Tourmalet, 1910 […]
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July 19, 2010
Bent But Unbowed The art of Bonsai — a blend of horticulture and design — requires patience, planning and dedication over the long term. Results don’t come overnight. It’s not a stretch to see the similarity to training for cycling, especially as one grows older. As I tottered around the garden yesterday, pruning my bonsai, […]
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